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P. KARPUNKELSTEIN.

BOX PASTENER.

No. 307,053. Patented Oct. 21, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FEDOR KARFUNKELSTEIN, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO GERSON KARFUNKELSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 307,053, dated October 21, 1884.

Application filed April 22, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FEDoR KARFUNKEL- STEIN, of Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovemen ts in Box-Fasteners, (which has been heretofore patented by the Government of Germany by Letters Patent No. 12,846, dated May 20, 1880,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a sealing-box especially adapted to carry articles by mail or express.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a box with my improved seal. Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a vertical longitudinal and vertical transverse section of the same. Figs. 4 and 5 are a vertical longitudinal and transverse section of a box with sliding lid, and Fig. 6 is a detail section of the box with the plug detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Ain the drawings represents a box of wood, pasteboard, metal, or other suitable material. 13 is the lid, which slides either in guideways of the box, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, or which is placed in position thereon by a transverse tongued strip, 1), at one end, that engages a (No model.) Patented in Germany May 20, 1880, No. 12,846.

attached. hen the plug 0 is inserted in the registering-holes b b of the box and lid, it may be sealed in position by means of sealing-wax or paper pasted over the opening of the lid or 40 box, as the case may be. To receive the wax seal, an annular recess, (2, is formed around the outer opening of the box body or lid, as the case may be. As the string is thereby fully protected, the box may be readily shipped by 5 provided around its opening With an annular 6o recess and a detachable conical plug adapted to fit said openings, and provided-with a string adapted to be sealed together withthe plug within said recess by means of wax or other material, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FEDOR KARFUNKELSTEIN.

W'itnesses:

HEINRICH vim DEUREN, B. Roi. 

